Toward dynamic energy management for green manufacturing systems

The manufacturing industry is responsible for significant energy consumption, particularly in the form of electricity. From the perspective of the energy management system in manufacturing, reducing this consumption is not only a matter of exhibiting environmental responsibility, but also of substantially reducing the production cost. We discuss how dynamic energy management in manufacturing systems can not only solve the current technical issues in manufacturing, but can also aid in the integration of additional energy equipment into energy systems. We quantitatively estimate these potential savings through analysis of a simple manufacturing process. We also address a future research direction, wherein advanced manufacturing systems such as Industry 4.0 are deployed.